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Katie Ledecky passes Michael Phelps for most individual golds at world championships
Saturday, July 29, 2023
The 26-year-old American won the 800-meter freestyle on Saturday at the world championships to become the first swimmer to win six golds in the same event at worlds.
A WWII Japanese soldier's 'good luck flag' is returned to his family from U.S. museum
Saturday, July 29, 2023
The flag belonging to Shigeyoshi Mutsuda was returned to his son from a U.S. war museum where it had been on display for 29 years. "It's a miracle," 83-year-old Toshihiro Mutsuda said.
4 air crew members are missing after an Australian army helicopter ditched off coast
Saturday, July 29, 2023
Officials said the incident happened during joint military exercises with the U.S. A search involving U.S., Canadian and Australian personnel was underway to find the crew who are all Australian men.
Forecasters say Southwest temperatures to ease some with arrival of monsoon rains
Saturday, July 29, 2023
Forecasters expect that by Monday at the latest, people in metro Phoenix will begin seeing high temperatures under 110 degrees Fahrenheit for the first time in a month.
Soldiers declare Niger general as head of state following coup
Saturday, July 29, 2023
Mutinous soldiers who staged a coup in Niger declared their leader, Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani, the new head of state on Friday. A spokesman also said that the constitution was suspended.
'X' logo installed atop Twitter building, spurring San Francisco to investigate
Friday, July 28, 2023
City officials say replacing letters or symbols on buildings requires a permit for design and safety reasons. The installation is part of Elon Musk's effort to rebrand the social media platform.
Backup driver of an autonomous Uber pleads guilty to endangerment in pedestrian death
Friday, July 28, 2023
The backup driver for a self-driving vehicle that killed a pedestrian in suburban Phoenix in 2018 was sentenced to three years of supervised probation.
Randy Meisner, founding member of the Eagles, dies at 77
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Called "the sweetest man in the music business" by ex-bandmate Don Felder, Meisner joined Don Henley, Glenn Frey and Bernie Leadon in the early '70s to form one of the most popular acts in history.
Singapore set to execute first woman in nearly 20 years, rights groups say
Thursday, July 27, 2023
The announcement of the scheduled Friday execution of a woman comes as human rights groups say Singapore is out of step with the global trend of more countries moving away from capital punishment.
Rescue efforts are underway for dozens of whales beached along an Australia coast
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
The incident is reminiscent of one in September, in which some 200 pilot whales died after a pod stranded itself on the remote west coast of Tasmania, off Australia's southeastern coast.
3 found dead at North Carolina gas station are identified as Marines stationed nearby
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
The three men were found unresponsive Sunday morning in a privately owned car at a Speedway gas station in Hampstead, N.C. Medical authorities pronounced all three dead the same day.
Wildfires across Algeria have killed at least 2 dozen people
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Wildfires across Algeria have killed 25 people, including 10 soldiers trying to get the flames under control in the face of high winds and scorching summer temperatures, government ministries said.
Israeli lawmakers pass a key law to weaken the judiciary despite public outrage
Monday, July 24, 2023
The vote in the Knesset capped a monthslong campaign to overhaul the judicial system by Israel's far-right government, a move critics say pushes the country toward authoritarianism.
UN Command says it's communicating with North Korea over detained U.S. soldier
Monday, July 24, 2023
The deputy commander of the U.N. Command said Monday it has started conversations with North Korea over an American soldier who ran into the North last week across the Koreas' heavily armed border.
Indonesian boat capsizes, leaving more than a dozen dead and others missing
Monday, July 24, 2023
The vessel was traveling from Lanto village in Southeast Sulawesi province to nearby Lagili village when it capsized. The wooden boat was carrying 40 people but was designed for just 20.
Bell tolls for Wisconsin man who wins the Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest
Monday, July 24, 2023
Gerrit Marshall, a retired television broadcast engineer from Madison, prevailed Saturday night at Sloppy Joe's Bar, a frequent hangout of Ernest Hemingway when he lived in Key West during the 1930s.
Brian Harman wins the British Open in his first major championship
Sunday, July 23, 2023
Brian Harman turned back every challenge in the British Open, from big names to bad weather, and took his place among major champions with a victory that was never seriously in doubt.
Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard wins the Tour de France for the 2nd straight year
Sunday, July 23, 2023
With a huge lead built up over main rival Tadej Pogačar, Vingegaard knew the victory was effectively his again before the largely ceremonial final stage.
Indian rescuers find 27 dead and dozens are missing after rains cause landslide
Sunday, July 23, 2023
Seventy-eight people are still unaccounted for since the landslide hit Irshalwadi village on Wednesday night in Raigadh district, nearly 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Mumbai.
Hun Sen's party claims a win in Cambodian election after opposition was suppressed
Sunday, July 23, 2023
Longtime Prime Minister Hun Sen's party was assured a landslide victory thanks to the effective suppression any real opposition.